Engine head lifting tool



Dec. 21, 1948. A. R. CHEEK ENGINE HEAD LIFT ING TOOL Filed Oct. 23, 1946 INVENTOR. C H E E K ALVIAH R BY Patented Dec. 21, 1948 f UNITED. STATES ENT OF FICE '1 I I 235E917 ENGINEIH'EAD :LIFTING' 'roor; Alvah RI. ohek; Thurman; Idwa Application octoteiasjism, sesame-705mm s'ciaimsf (oi; 294 -1 5y This invention relates 1 a cylinder headlift ing tooland more particularly to a tool for lifting the cylinder headsof engin'es ofthe" valve-in head typeysuch as of the engines used" at present in Buick' m'otor' car's.

It 'is"l"an "object of this invention to provide a" cylinder head lifting'tool which is simple'and inexpensive in nature and 'can' be attach'edto the cylinderhea'd to beremoved 'fr'om itscylinder block in a simple and rapid manner. I l

It is a further object of the invention to 'pro'-" vide a cylinder 'head liftingtoofwhich"can be attached to the cylinder head with the "aid of such" fastening means only as'are present'on th'e'cylin der head anyhow. I

It is another object of the invention to provide" a cylinder head lifting toolinthe' form "of a rectangular frame which has'a central portion that serves as a carrying handle and'which' can" be rigidly spaced from the top surface'of the cylinderhead.

Still another object of the invention resides'inthe provision of a cylinder head lifting tool com? prising a rectangular =frame whose'length is *ad; justable ma symmetrical manner relative to-the aforementioned "central carrying handle so that the weight of thecylinder head remains sym-i metrically distributed relative tosa'id carrying? handle regardless to what length of cylinder head the tool hasto be adjusted. v I

Still anotherobject of the inventionis the pro vision of'a cylinder head lifting tool comprising'a frame composed of'a rectangular frame which; while adjustable at least in the longitudina'ldirec tion, is rigid when so adjusted and tWQ links which can be tightly fastened toone ofthetwo: longitudinal sides of said rectangular frame'and'; to one side.;of the cylinder 'head to format rigid support for the cylinder head also when the frame is used to serve as a stand for the cylinder head in upside-down position. When the tool is removed from the cylinder head these links may be folded down upon said frame so that they-do not protrude beyond. the height of the latter.

Other objects of theinvention will appearas the description proceedsyreference beinghad to the accompanying drawing,in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cylinder head lifting tool accordingto the invention, showing this tool attached -to a cylinder head belonging to a motor car engine of the valve-in-head'type';

Fig; 2 shows the arrangement of Fig? l'ina side elevational view;

Fig -3 shows in a perspective view the cylinder head lifting tool of Fig. 1 in upside-downposition;

wherein thetool' serves 'as'asupport'or standfor' the cylinder head; and I 4 Fig. 4 is aplan vi'ew,"at a slightly reduced scale,

1 to 3 the lifting" tool is shown attached'to the cylind'erh'e'ad, this tool consisting basically of a rectangular'framed I, two linkslZ'ahd l3, and a central handle member l4.

Therectangular frame ll is'compose'd of six r.parts',".namely two T-shaped' elements M", M,

forming-together an H-shaped central member l4, an'dgfour'L-sha'ped members I5, l6, l7 and I8. The members i5and l6 form together'a U-shaped' frame portion which is slideably mounted on the legs 19 and '20 of the H-shapecl central v, member l4, whereas the two other L- shapccl members I! and 18 form together another U-shaped frame portion which is slideably mounted on the legs 2| and "22 ofthe H-shapedt centralmembe'r l4. Set screws 23, 24, 25 and 26 serve to secure the U-shapedframe portions on the central member 14. When" the set screws 23' to 26 are loosened theltw'o Ur-shaped frame por tions of the frame II, can be shifted lengthwise ,on the legs l9 to 22 of the H-shaped central mem her ill for, adjusting 'the frame to any desired length; whereupon said setscrews are tightened to keep the frame at the chosen length. It will be seen tlrat the two u-shapeddrame portions are adjustable relative to'the central member l4 independently of one another, and that regardless of the length of the frame to be used theyalways can be adjusted so as'to extend symmetrically relative'to the'central member It,

The frame ll isialso adjustable in thetrans verse'direction. Forthis purpose one 1eg'21 of the L-shaped member IB'fits slideably into a tubular leg 29 of the'L sh'aped member 15, whereas a leg 28 of the'member l8 slideably fits into a tubular leg-3001 the member I! and'leg" l at the adjusted width.

3f of the T shaped'element l4" slideably fits into the 1eg'3l' of'the other T'-sh'aped element M of thecentral member l4. Set screws 32, 33 and 34s are provided for keepingthe frame ll Figi4 shows in-ruu'nnes the frame as adjusted'to its'snial'lestsize 'iri'th-e longitudinal direction as well' as 'in"thetransvr'erse direction; whereas it shows in d'ot' andda'sli line's ma ame" adjusted 'to'a' larger size "'inthej lo'ngiti'idinal as the passage of stud bolts 36- which in the type of cylinder head shown are part not of the tool but of the cylinder head and extend out from the top thereof. Nuts 31 which are also part of 4 work on the cylinder head, e. g. on the valve seats. is to be performed, the tool together with the cylinder head is turned upside-down into the position shown in Fig. 3 in which position the tool forms a rigid stand for the cylinder head while work is done upon the latter.

When it is desired to place the cylinder head back upon the cylinder block, the cylinder head together with the tool is turned back into the position of Fig. l, the handle I 4 is grasped and the cylinderhead is carried by means of thetool to thecylinder block and properly positioned there- 'on'.-'-Then, the nuts 31 and screws 4! are taken the car engine are screwed on the top end of the stud bolts 36 to limit movement of the frame ll away from the cylinder head. The arrangement of two slots 35 of appreciable length on eachleg 4 29 and of the frame II in combination with the adjustability of the length of the frame per:

mits the use of the tool for any distance the two stud bolts 36 have on conventional motor car.

engines.

While the 1 slots are arranged :inthe one longitudinal side of the frame lLthe links l2 and i3 are fastened at one end to the other.-

longitudinal side of the frame by meansof screws 38 passing each through a hole 39 in the frame members It and i8. There are several holes 89 provided in the frame for each link I2 and I3,- five such holes 39 being shown for each link in secured to the side of the motor. may be chosen In the example by selecting two of the screw holes present in the manifold base usually found on conventional engine heads. The screws ll are screws which on the cylinder head are ordinarily used to fasten the manifold. The length of the links I2 and I3 is conveniently chosen so that when these links .are attached to the engine head and the'frame in the manner shown in full lines in Figs. 1' to-'3, that is to say, the screws 4! are passed-through the lowermost of the holes '40 in the links I2, I3

and the screws 38 through the outermost of the holes 39 in the frame II, with the length of the frame being adjusted so that the links l2 and [3 are in a vertical position, even the longest studbolts 36 used on conventional machines will extend above the frame il substantially only for the length which is necessary to take the'nuts 31. For shorter stud bolts 36 the active height of the links I 2, l3 can be reduced by passing the screws through another of the holes 40 and by using to the other of said two longitudinal sides of said vided atthe free endof each linkforthe attach I ment-of the'latter to theside of the'cylin'derli'ead the links l2, I3 in an inclined position such as indicated in an exemplifying manner in dot and dash lines in Fig. 2. Any two of the manifold screw holes may be used for the attachment of metrical relative to the center of the engine head in order to have the load as equally as possible divided with respect to the central member of the frame l I.

When the tool is attached to the cylinder head shaped frame portions being each.telescopicall 5 adjustable relative to the parallel legs ofsaid the central member H! which serves as a carrying After having carried the cylinder-head handle. by means of the lifting tool to the place where the invention or telescopically united for adju'stability transverse direction of the frame.

rectangular frame adjustable at leastsiini ithes lengthwise direction, slots in oneyof the'ltw .lon' gitudinal sides of said rectangular frame ext'nd mg through said longitudinal'side in"a :pla'n mit the passage of stud-bolts extending out' d to said central member, two links attacl'i'ed toofie" of the two longitudinal sides'of Said fraine-EIEG extending. in a plane 'perpendicularto'the plane frame composed of an H-shaped central member off so that the tool can be removed from the cylinder head. Conveniently, also the screws 38 are loosened somewhat so that the links l2.

can beswung into the position in which they lie alongside the frame II. The complete tool can now bestored away with very small space requirement, such as in a drawer of a height only slightlyigreater than the diameter of the framg g portions 29 or 30. 7 m M W63 e While Ihave shown and describedrpne'pa tlcu-+ lar embodiment of the inventionI desiredtte understood that this embodiment has. been giye by way of example only since various changes and modifications may-be made in-thedetails of th construction without departing from the spiritq the scope 10f; ;the appende claims.

WhatIclaim'is:

1. A cylinderhea'd lifting toolvcompr sng frame composed of an H-shaped central membe and two U-shaped'frame portion's-;:-.one- -to; eac side of said H-shaped central memberisaidhU; shaped frame portions being each telescopically adjustable relative to'the parallel legssfofrgsai H-shaped central member so astto' permit adjust ment of the length of the fra'mesymmetrically: to said central member, and saidz'two uiesha'pedc frame portions as well as said H-shaped central member being ea'ch composed of two elements? :iri -the 2. Acylinder head lifting,tool .comprisingi-ia:

perpendicular to the plane of said 'frarhe- 'to pr the top of said cylinder head, two'lin'ks'attached frame and also extending in a plane "perpendicu' lar to the plane" of said frame; and m'ean'sprd 3. A cylinder head flifting' tobl" comprising- '8." frame composed of an H-shaped central lne'inbe' and two U-sha'ped frame portions, one-to each side of said H-shaped central" memberf'sai shaped central member so as topermit adj ment of the length of the frame syminetricall of said frame, and means'provided at th' fre' end of each link for the'attachmentofthe lat ter to the side of the cylinder'headi 4. A cylinder head lifting'device' comp' sing a.

and two- U shaped frame portions;- one to each .side of 1 said vH -shapedcentral -meh1l;er;' sa'id shaped frame portions being each telescopically adjustable relative to the parallel legs of said H-shaped central member so as to permit adjustment of the length of the frame symmetrically to said central member, slots in one of the two longitudinal sides of said frame extending through said longitudinal side in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said frame to permit the passage through said slots of stud-bolts extending out of the top of said cylinder head, two links attached to the other of said two longitudinal sides of said frame and extending in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said frame, and means provided at the free end of each link for the attachment of the latter to the side of the cylinder head.

5. A cylinder head lifting tool comprising a frame composed of an H-shaped central member and two U-shaped frame portions, one to each side of said H-shaped central member, said U-shaped frame portions being each telescopically adjustable relative to the parallel legs of said H-shaped central member so as to permit adjustment of the length of the frame symmetrically to said central member, slots in one of the two longitudinal sides of said frame extending through said longitudinal side in a. plane perpendicular to the plane of said frame to permit the passage through said slots of stud-bolts extending out of the top of said cylinder head, two links attached in a tightenable manner to the other of said two longitudinal sides of said frame and extending in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said frame, and means provided at the free end of each link for the attachment of the latter to the side of the cylinder head, said links rigidly supporting said frame in a position parallel to the top surface of the cylinder head at a distance therefrom when these links are tightened on said longitudinal side of the frame and said side of the cylinder head, but being foldable upon said frame when the tool is removed from the cylinder head.

ALVAH R. CI-IEEK.

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